Moncontour, Vienne

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Moncontour
The village of Moncontour
The village of Moncontour
Coat of arms of Moncontour
Coat of arms
Moncontour is located in France
Moncontour
Moncontour
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region
Moncontour is located in Poitou-Charentes
Moncontour
Moncontour
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Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Vienne
Arrondissement Châtellerault
Canton Moncontour
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Édouard Renaud
Area1 41.06 km2 (15.85 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,030
 • Density 25/km2 (65/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 86161 / 86330
Elevation 51–115 m (167–377 ft)
(avg. 70 m or 230 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Moncontour is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.

It was the site of the Battle of Moncontour in 1569.

Demographics

Historical population of Moncontour, Vienne
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 1019 1171 1061 1036 929 980 1030

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